Artificial-flower-crimping machine.



Patented Aug. 29, I899.

III. SIGNURASTRI.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWER CRIIIIPING MACHINE.

(Applicaf ion filed Dec. 15, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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MICHELE SIGNORASTRI, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

ARTIFICIAL-FLOWER-CRIMPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 631,827, dated August 29, 1899.

Application filed December 15,1898.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MICHELE SfGNoRAsrm, a citizen of Italy, and a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Crimping Artificial Flowers, of which the following is a specification.

.This invention relates to a machine for crimping the leaves of artificial flowers in a simple and effective manner.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine on line 1 1, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan thereof; Fig. 3, a cross-section on line 3 3, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, a cross-section on line 4 4, Fig. 1.

From the bed-plate a of the machine there extends upward at one end a post I) and at the other end a hollow post 0, having an interior chamber adapted to be heated by burner cl. The upper end of the post 0 is laterally extended to constitute a stop or anvil c. A pair of parallel guide-rails e 6, supported by the parts I) a, carry a perforated slide f, movable along the rails. This slide has upwardlyprojecting lugs f, connected by a pin f which is received Within the slots of a pair of clamp-bars g, pivotally connected to upright a at g and located directly above the rails e. Each slot is composed of a rear horizontal section g, that merges into afront inclined section g as shown.

A hand-lever h, influenced by, a spring h and pivoted to the machine-bed at 72?, actuates the slide f, to which it is connected by a the rails e against the anvil.

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pin f which engages an elongated slot 7b3 of the lever.

In use the burner dis lighted to heat anvil c, and the leafAto be crimped is placed upon The slide f is now advanced by lever h along the rails e to press the leaf tightly against the anvil. The movement of the slide fwill, owing to the engagement of the pin f with the inclined slots g7 g cause a simultaneous descent of the clamp-bars g g upon the rails 6, so that as the leaf is compressedlaterally it is clamped vertically,and is thus effectively crimped. After the leaf has been held for a suflicient time to be properly crimped the lever his released, when it will be drawn back by its spring h to withdraw the slide f and simultaneously elevate the clamp-bars 9, so that the crimped leaf A may be removed to be replaced by a fresh one. The drawings show two guide-rai1s e and two clamp-bars g; but it is clearthat but a single rail and clamp-bar or more than two rails and clamp-bars may be employed.

What I claim is' v A machine for crimping artificial flowers composed of an anvil, means for heating the same, a pivoted clamp-barhaving a slot composed of a rear horizontal section and an in clined front section, a guide-rail, a slide movable thereon and having a pin that engages said slot, substantially as specified.

V M. SIGNORASTRI.

W'itnesses:

WILLIAM MILLER, F. v. Batman. 

